The materials for making citron tea are: 1 and grapefruit; 2, rock sugar; 3, honey (Sophora japonica honey is the best); 4. Edible salt

working methods

It's winter, and it's also the season when grapefruit is on the market in large quantities ~ People get angry easily when it's dry, and drinking a glass of citron tea every day is good for your health!

The price of citron tea in supermarkets is generally between 30-50 yuan, and it will be gone within 1 month, and it tastes sweet and is made by machinery. It seems that the effect of removing fire is not obvious ~ ~

And the whole cost of our own citron tea is only a few dollars. It is simply too economical to calculate!

Here's a brief introduction to the production process.

The first is to choose grapefruit, five tips.

1, choose a sharp point instead of a circle (the sharper the better)

2, choose big not small (big and mature will be better)

3. Choose yellow instead of cyan (yellow matures earlier than cyan)

4. Choose heavy fruit instead of light (heavy fruit is fuller)

5. When choosing grapefruit, press the bottom with your fingers, preferably! !

The grapefruit selected by five methods is quite delicious ~ ~ ~

Exercise:

1. The grapefruit is soaked in hot water for about 10 minutes. In order to look beautiful, grapefruit is usually covered with a layer of wax, so we should rub it gently with edible salt to make the skin cleaner! Pomelo peel is also very important in the production process.

2. Peel the grapefruit skin and scrape off the white pulp inside. It's best to scrape slowly with a knife. The thinner the better. This is done to alleviate the pain.

3. Replace the sliced grapefruit skin with a knife and cut it into filaments. The finer the better! ! This is to ensure the taste of the finished product.

4. Remove the outer membrane and seeds from the grapefruit pulp, then peel and cut into pieces! Don't peel too much, because grapefruit pulp will naturally spread out during cooking.

You can cook in the pot when you are ready. First, add the right amount of rock sugar. After boiling, add the cut grapefruit peel and cook for about 10 minute, so that it can fully absorb the sweetness of rock sugar water.

6. When the grapefruit skin is cooked until it is translucent, you can put the grapefruit pulp in.

7, cooking ~ ~ slowly turn from a big fire to a small fire. Big mouth ~

8. After about half an hour, the color of citron tea will change from white to yellow, which is the role of rock sugar ~ ~

9. Go on ~ ~ Turn off the fire when the water is used up. This time, citron tea has turned dark yellow!

10. After cooling, the color of citron tea will change again, and then a proper amount of honey will be added and bottled to complete the production.

It is worth noting that citron tea must be cooled before adding honey. Otherwise, it will destroy the nutritional value of honey.

Honey grapefruit tea's simple method:

1, required materials: one grapefruit, 500g honey, rock sugar 100g, salt 1 spoon, and appropriate amount of water;

2. Put a layer of salt on the grapefruit and brush it clean; Scrape off the outermost yellow-green skin with a knife, as thin as possible, with less white pulp inside, otherwise it will be very bitter. This is the essence of grapefruit to eliminate phlegm and relieve cough;

3. Peel the grapefruit meat and tear it into small pieces; Cut wampee into filaments about 3 cm long and about 1 mm thick, and the thinner the better; Marinate the cut grapefruit peel with salt water 1 hour;

4. Put the pickled pomelo peel into clear water and cook it for 10 minute with medium fire to soften and remove bitterness;

5. Put the treated grapefruit peel and pulp into a clean and oil-free pot, add a small bowl of water and rock sugar, and simmer for 1 hour with low and medium fire until it is sticky and the grapefruit peel is golden and translucent. Pay attention to stirring frequently when simmering to avoid sticking to the pot.

6. After cooling, add honey and stir evenly to make honey grapefruit tea. Put it in a sealed can and store it in the refrigerator. Rinse with warm water when drinking.

brief introduction

Honey grapefruit tea is not only fragrant and delicious, but also a kind of food with whitening and freckle removing effects. L- cysteine contained in honey has detoxification effect, and people who often have acne can effectively relieve skin diseases and have certain freckle removing effect after taking it. Grapefruit contains high vitamin C and has certain whitening effect. Honey grapefruit tea can combine these two functions well. Regular consumption can clear away heat, reduce fire and whiten skin. It is especially suitable for white-collar women who face computer radiation every day in the office, their skin is damaged by radiation, and their faces are dim.

Honey grapefruit tea, in Japan and South Korea, has always been called "melanin extinction" food. Because the root of the stain is hidden in the deep skin, in order to completely eliminate the dark spots, it is necessary to eliminate the factors of cell blackening. If vitamin C and L- cysteine can be combined together, they can go deep into the root of skin, whiten cells and whiten spots in essence. Grapefruit itself has high nutritional value. Eating grapefruit in winter can reduce fire and inhibit oral ulcers. Grapefruit contains a physiologically active substance called naringin, which can reduce blood viscosity and reduce the formation of thrombus.

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nutrition

As we all know, honey has the function of moistening intestines. Especially for people who are often constipated and prone to acne, taking honey grapefruit tea can improve these symptoms very well. After taking honey grapefruit tea for 3 months, you can achieve the effect of "changing your physique". Whitening by food is more effective than by cosmetics. Cosmetics can only temporarily dilute the skin, and the effect is limited, and this healthy health tea can cut off the root of melanin and make the whitening effect more lasting.

Pomelo: It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that "eat it, remove bad breath in the stomach, relieve alcohol toxicity, treat the drinker's qi, do not think lightly about eating, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough". Tea made of grapefruit has this habit in ancient China and other countries, Japan and South Korea. In modern people's mind, citron tea also has the beauty effect, because, ah, grapefruit is rich in vc, three times more than lemon! !

In addition, according to Compendium of Materia Medica, grapefruit is sweet and sour, cold in nature, and has the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, moistening lung and clearing intestine, enriching blood and strengthening spleen, which can cure anorexia, light mouth and indigestion, help digestion, resolve phlegm and quench thirst, regulate qi and disperse stagnation. Grapefruit peel can promote qi, remove oil and relieve boredom. It is a top-grade fire-clearing product, and it also has the effect of beauty after long-term consumption.

efficacy

Pomelo has high nutritional value and is rich in vitamin C and grapefruit acid. Every 100g grapefruit is rich in 150mg vitamin C, which is three times that of lemon and navel orange. This is why grapefruit is generally considered to be effective in preventing and treating the common cold. As we all know, vitamin C has special effects on common cold and neuralgia. At the same time, grapefruit is rich in orange peel, which is similar to vitamin P, and has a significant effect on protecting and strengthening capillaries and preventing cerebral hemorrhage. The golden peel of grapefruit contains carotene, which is the main source of vitamin A. A grapefruit is rich in 1500IU vitamin in the form of carotene. In addition, the components of grapefruit acid make the taste of grapefruit slightly sour, which is of great help to eliminate fatigue and promote digestion and secretion.

Efficacy of ingredients contained in honey grapefruit tea:

* Vitamin C: Eliminate fatigue, beauty beauty, and prevent colds.

* grapefruit acid: promote digestion and eliminate fatigue.

* Hesperidin: regulates blood pressure and prevents vascular aging and hypertension.

* Limonin: It has the effect of clearing away heat.

* Pectin: Promote metabolism and keep beautiful.

* Calcium: Strong bones

* Grapefruit fragrance: relieve tension.